August 23, 2024, 3:59pm Business
The same Iranian hacking group believed to have targeted both the Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns tried to go after the WhatsApp accounts of staffers in the administrations of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, Meta Platforms said Friday. Read story
August 23, 2024, 1:25pm Business
U.S. stocks rallied close to their records Friday after the head of the Federal Reserve finally said out loud what Wall Street has been expecting for a while: Cuts to interest rates are coming soon to help the economy. Read story
August 23, 2024, 12:28pm Business
A workers union on Friday threatened a strike at one of Canada’s two major freight railroads, only hours after the company’s trains restarted following a potentially devastating stoppage. Trains were expected to keep moving at least through Monday morning. Read story
August 23, 2024, 10:59am Business
A Southwest Washington woman has pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud after investigations say she owned, fostered and sold dogs despite claiming that trauma from an on-the-job dog attack left her unable to work. Read story
August 23, 2024, 10:58am Business
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers highlighted the role of hydroelectric power in the region’s renewable energy push during a Thursday media tour of Bonneville Dam. Read story
August 23, 2024, 10:50am Business
With inflation nearly defeated and the job market cooling, the Federal Reserve is prepared to start cutting its key interest rate from its current 23-year high, Chair Jerome Powell said Friday. Read story
August 23, 2024, 8:27am Business
Workers at a company that delivered packages for Amazon are considered employees of the e-commerce giant, the National Labor Relations Board said Thursday, rejecting Amazon’s claim that it is not responsible for the subcontractor’s staff. Read story
August 23, 2024, 8:27am Business
The legislature of Mexico City approved the most ambitious rent control law since the 1940s Thursday, limiting rent increases to the rate of inflation in the previous year. Read story
